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government is going to default on its debt and stop paying interest on its bond. even if it did things are so bad throughout thest the rest of the world it would not cause people to dump our treasury securities. i don't think there is that much continuing that could be done even if we go down that road again. >> eliot: they have no place else to put their money. are they going to buy greek debt and declare a default? john boehner used that card. it failed, he got egg on his face and we were downgraded. all the negative things that people said would happen didn't happen and in fact just the opposite. but my advise advice would be to put your seat belt and this this is one of these budgie jump moments you just ride it: brian let me come back to you. the difference where the white house is and john boehner is not that great in the context of a ten-year time frame. what are we fighting over? >> we're fighting over where to take that money from and when to do it. everything specific comes up out of medicare and social security eligible seniors. the white house takes th
government is going to default on its debt and stop paying interest on its bond. even if it did things are so bad throughout thest the rest of the world it would not cause people to dump our treasury securities. i don't think there is that much continuing that could be done even if we go down that road again. >> eliot: they have no place else to put their money. are they going to buy greek debt and declare a default? john boehner used that card. it failed, he got egg on his face and we...
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they don't like the government. >> and i don't suppose the government is anything anybody would ever want to strangle in the bathtub. >> stephanie: no. all right. let's dive in to right-wing world. [♪ circus music ♪] >> stephanie: all right. rush limbaugh. >> folks i'm a little worn-out fed up and very inpatient with these ongoing assaults on the people who work in this country. the current disaster is not teaching people a lesson, nothing will. we're not teaching people to be productive, and instead we're teaching them that there is nothing wrong with being slovenly. it is stupid, it's what they did in the soviet union. kill ambition. to hell with that. >> stephanie: wow, someone is getting a little upset about losing their spare oxycontin stash. lots of people have proposed 100% tax rate. that's exactly what is on the table. >> you can't expect rush logic to enter into reality. >> stephanie: yes, and liberalism is to blame. [ bell chimes ] [ applause ] >> how? so -- >> stephanie: doesn't matter jim. and also rush limbaugh marriage expert had something to do with they are not ma
they don't like the government. >> and i don't suppose the government is anything anybody would ever want to strangle in the bathtub. >> stephanie: no. all right. let's dive in to right-wing world. [♪ circus music ♪] >> stephanie: all right. rush limbaugh. >> folks i'm a little worn-out fed up and very inpatient with these ongoing assaults on the people who work in this country. the current disaster is not teaching people a lesson, nothing will. we're not teaching...
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i say let's get out the government grilled cheese. let's go live in our cardboard boxes and go over the cliff. i am so sick of these spoiled rich people! they're a bunch of spoiled rotten babies! i'm cooking up the government grilled cheese. we're going over the cliff! >> buckle up, here we go! >> bill: buckle up, here we go. i'm with you joey. that's the best strategy. sometimes, as i said to the president last night on your behalf hold the line! hang tough! stick to your principles. this time we got them! two years ago, it was a different scenario. two years ago i wish he hadn't done it but i understand why. the president felt that he had to cave in. not this time! mr. president, as i told him last night hold the line! when we come back, karl rove and dick morris, are you going to miss them? michael calderone from "huffington post" will tell us what that's all about. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." the world that leave no shortage for exciting conversations. i want our viewer to understand why things have happened. at t
i say let's get out the government grilled cheese. let's go live in our cardboard boxes and go over the cliff. i am so sick of these spoiled rich people! they're a bunch of spoiled rotten babies! i'm cooking up the government grilled cheese. we're going over the cliff! >> buckle up, here we go! >> bill: buckle up, here we go. i'm with you joey. that's the best strategy. sometimes, as i said to the president last night on your behalf hold the line! hang tough! stick to your...
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"talking points" that the right have about "the heavy hand of government". i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really. really! that you're gonna lay people off because now the government's going to help you fund your health care. really? i wanna be able to have those conversations. not just to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying. and you know, i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. [ boy 1 ] hey! that's the last crescent. oh, did you want it? yea we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light buttery and flakey. that's half that's not half! guys, i have more! thanks mom [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] holiday cookies are a big job. everything has to be just right. perfection is in the details. ♪ ♪ get to holiday fun faster with pillsbury cookie dough. >>i jump out of my skin at people when i'm upset. they're doing this this corruption based on corruption based on
"talking points" that the right have about "the heavy hand of government". i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really. really! that you're gonna lay people off because now the government's going to help you fund your health care. really? i wanna be able to have those conversations. not just to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying. and you know, i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative...
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the government says that it is doing all it can to maintain stability supporters of the ruling family point out that a boast a robust public life with electoral traditions and a vibrant parliament for youth activists. that's not enough the opposition consists of an unlikely alliance of youth groups hard line islamists and local tribes who are ramping up their calls for reform increasingly they've taken their message to the street where peaceful demonstrations have been met with an iron fist we were beaten up by. the special forces. the sound. and after the march. on the streets just being. critics of kuwait's government claim it turns a blind eye to allegations of widespread corruption and the use of security forces to crush dissenting voices ask for the rule of law so we have a law that is being used whenever the government feels like using the riffs here began years before the arab spring protests but have intensified over a series of political crises the opposition dominated parliament was dismissed earlier this year following a row with the ruling establishment the electoral law w
the government says that it is doing all it can to maintain stability supporters of the ruling family point out that a boast a robust public life with electoral traditions and a vibrant parliament for youth activists. that's not enough the opposition consists of an unlikely alliance of youth groups hard line islamists and local tribes who are ramping up their calls for reform increasingly they've taken their message to the street where peaceful demonstrations have been met with an iron fist we...
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critics of kuwait's government claim it turns a blind eye to allegations of widespread corruption and the use of security forces to crush dissenting voices ask for the rule of law so we don't have a law we have a law that is whenever the government feels like the ritz here began years before the arab spring protests but have intensified over a series of political crises the opposition dominated parliament was dismissed earlier this year following a row with the ruling establishment the electoral law was then changed prompting many to boycott kuwait's most recent parliamentary vote the resulting divide is unlikely to be bridged anytime soon and it leaves the monarchy with an energized opposition eager to make itself heard i was actually. thank you stuart i mean. you're. now what people are trying to say might be there are people in the system a much more. serious one showing that oh you can your. readers in the future how that future plays out well right the next chapter of the arab spring. and while the revolutions across the arab world received wide coverage and support in the west t
critics of kuwait's government claim it turns a blind eye to allegations of widespread corruption and the use of security forces to crush dissenting voices ask for the rule of law so we don't have a law we have a law that is whenever the government feels like the ritz here began years before the arab spring protests but have intensified over a series of political crises the opposition dominated parliament was dismissed earlier this year following a row with the ruling establishment the...
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this one in the past has never opened its facilities in fact the israeli government has never gone on record publicly stating that it has nuclear capability they will sponsor is always been no comment but of course it is widely assumed and widely understood that israel has a nuclear program particularly in the south of the country in dimona what we're hearing now is a resolution that has been overwhelmingly passed by the united nations general assembly and this calls on israel to quickly open its nuclear facilities to international and inspectors from the international atomic energy agency the resolution was passed with one hundred seventy four in favor six against and six abstentions and essentially it's calling on israel to join the non proliferation nuclear treaty not as all get it off all countries who do have nuclear arms but who are not recognized by the nonproliferation proliferation treaty these resolutions of the united nations are not legally binding but they are important because they reflect world opinion and they certainly carry political weight so this is something that
this one in the past has never opened its facilities in fact the israeli government has never gone on record publicly stating that it has nuclear capability they will sponsor is always been no comment but of course it is widely assumed and widely understood that israel has a nuclear program particularly in the south of the country in dimona what we're hearing now is a resolution that has been overwhelmingly passed by the united nations general assembly and this calls on israel to quickly open...
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working prison is mandatory and the choice many inmates have is whether to work for a government run prison industry for less than a dollar an hour or private one for a minimum wage or for around six dollars a unit cory's a government owned corporation that uses prison labor to produce all kinds of goods mainly for other government agencies one hundred seventy five different types of products and services you see the variety listed on. web site they to partner up with private firms now last year unique course revenue nine hundred million dollars as far as private prisons are concerned two of the country's biggest prison corporations made three point three billion dollars last year alone private prisons are traded on the new york stock exchange they are for profit companies and the savings that they reap from using inmate labor. go to their bottom line it's money they otherwise don't have to. keep. large prison populations and harsh sentences result in greater profits america's three major private prison companies spend around forty five million dollars over the past ten years on lobb
working prison is mandatory and the choice many inmates have is whether to work for a government run prison industry for less than a dollar an hour or private one for a minimum wage or for around six dollars a unit cory's a government owned corporation that uses prison labor to produce all kinds of goods mainly for other government agencies one hundred seventy five different types of products and services you see the variety listed on. web site they to partner up with private firms now last...
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rumors grip us news outlets of the syrian government is preparing to use chemical weapons just as washington admits military intervention is under consideration. new online video emerges suggesting syrian rebels might be considering a chemical attack of their own. and the u.s. senate passes a bill removing barriers to trade with moscow one at the same time backing sanctions against russian officials for human rights violations which moscow pulls . around the world onscreen online international news and comment live from moscow the egyptian army has cleared protesters from the area near caro's presidential palace clashes between rival demonstrations that took place there overnight wednesday left at least seven dead and hundreds injured tanks were brought in as supporters and opponents of president morsy forty each other into the early morning . reporter bel true is outside the presidential palace. as you can probably see behind me there are hundreds gathered here as marches converge outside the presidential palace calling for the end of morsi and the ever singing his concession decoration be
rumors grip us news outlets of the syrian government is preparing to use chemical weapons just as washington admits military intervention is under consideration. new online video emerges suggesting syrian rebels might be considering a chemical attack of their own. and the u.s. senate passes a bill removing barriers to trade with moscow one at the same time backing sanctions against russian officials for human rights violations which moscow pulls . around the world onscreen online international...
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rumors group us news outlets that the syrian government is preparing to use chemical weapons just as washington a military intervention is under consideration. one a new online video emerges suggesting syrian rebels might be considering a chemical attack of their own. also israel's prime minister looks for reassurance during a visit to germany as e.u. allies get tough over palestinian statehood and illegal settlement building up top stories. around the world on screen online international news and comment live from moscow syria's military is preparing to use chemical weapons against rebels and is awaiting final orders from president assad according to unnamed u.s. officials quoted in the american media washington says that would be all the reason it needs to intervene in the conflict and as artie's middle east correspondent reports the timing of these unsubstantiated revelations may not be coincidence these rumors are verified as if they are just allegations what they do suggest is that syria's military has been mixing chemical weapons and noting them into the allegations suggest tha
rumors group us news outlets that the syrian government is preparing to use chemical weapons just as washington a military intervention is under consideration. one a new online video emerges suggesting syrian rebels might be considering a chemical attack of their own. also israel's prime minister looks for reassurance during a visit to germany as e.u. allies get tough over palestinian statehood and illegal settlement building up top stories. around the world on screen online international news...
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now if he goes to the opposition and says join the government, if that is going to be enough? or is the bottom line, you have to go, period. >>guest: not only did he lose the opportunity to engage members of the opposition in building this coalition to go forward but he is hassing people that are already with him, the christian members of the muslim brotherhood are stepping down and there were four major resignations in 48 hours so you are right in the sense he went so forward that i may not work out. the people of egypt have come to their senses and they are looking at example of iranian revolution and the people of iran are still suffering and what was meant to be temporary turned out to be extremely permanent. >>shepard: the people hear muslim brotherhood and think, all right, these people are extremists and they are all, this is horrible. not true with everyone in the muslim brotherhood. everyone in there is not extreme, there are somewhat -- some who are quite moderate. >>guest: they are well organized and they did things for the people of egypt and they put up soup kitch
now if he goes to the opposition and says join the government, if that is going to be enough? or is the bottom line, you have to go, period. >>guest: not only did he lose the opportunity to engage members of the opposition in building this coalition to go forward but he is hassing people that are already with him, the christian members of the muslim brotherhood are stepping down and there were four major resignations in 48 hours so you are right in the sense he went so forward that i may...
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reports of the syrian government's chemical weapons arsenal causes a frenzy in the us media even as evidence emerges adjustment bill rebels my pick considering chemical attack of their own. egyptian flags are back on the car with the army moves in ordering protesters to clear the area near the paris presidential palace where fierce clashes between pro and anti morsi demonstrators have left since friday. and israel's prime minister looks for your shorts during a visit to germany as other e.u. allies get the top side of the palestinian statehood and illegal settlement building. you're watching our team live from moscow good to have you with us syria's military is preparing to use chemical weapons against rebels and is awaiting final orders from president assad according to undermind us officials quoted in the american media washington says that would be all the reason it needs to intervene in the conflict and as artie's middle east correspondent policy reports the timing of these unsubstantiated w m d revelations may not be a coincidence. these rumors are verified as of yet they are just alleg
reports of the syrian government's chemical weapons arsenal causes a frenzy in the us media even as evidence emerges adjustment bill rebels my pick considering chemical attack of their own. egyptian flags are back on the car with the army moves in ordering protesters to clear the area near the paris presidential palace where fierce clashes between pro and anti morsi demonstrators have left since friday. and israel's prime minister looks for your shorts during a visit to germany as other e.u....
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government has not changed. they will not directly or indirectly arm the opposition in libya or anywhere else. the sense is, this is on an hour-to-hour basis and the immediate danger for not only the syrian civilians but the fate of the assad government is a top concern for the administration. >> schieffer: as tragic as all this is, isn't the real problem knowing who to aid? i mean, we say we want to aid those that are opposing assad, but we don't know who some of these people are. some of them we know where al qaeda. >> right. that has long been the white house worry about arming the different opposition groups, some who are al qaeda. i think what we're seeing here is the president laid out-- he said any moving of chemical weapons would be a red line. if they're moving chemical weapons are we at the red line for the president? his rhetoric shaved both the this issue in terms of when the u.s. will engage. the bright spot for this administration on syria is secretary of state hillary clinton meeting with the russ
government has not changed. they will not directly or indirectly arm the opposition in libya or anywhere else. the sense is, this is on an hour-to-hour basis and the immediate danger for not only the syrian civilians but the fate of the assad government is a top concern for the administration. >> schieffer: as tragic as all this is, isn't the real problem knowing who to aid? i mean, we say we want to aid those that are opposing assad, but we don't know who some of these people are. some...
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so muslims are doing with their challenge not a self-government, but how we organize self-government or whether democratic or the supposed can be reconciled with traditional muslim principles. i totally agree with brian that the vast majority of muslims in the world today in the 21st century have figured out that yes, you can reconcile traditional muslim principles of democratic runcible's. how they do this, successfully, unsuccessfully. ps, they figured it out. does that mean is gone away? absolutely not. it's especially live in a part of the muslim world for arabic society culture and civilization don't. >> romances question. i heard this a few times as the theme, but the notion that once islamists come to power as how they discredit themselves and perhaps ultimately get saddled with the mundane issues of garbage collection and other things and find themselves moderating. is that an inevitability? >> i didn't even get to the crowd. he didn't even make the best possible case you could make for his own side in that case the sickly amounts if were going to achieve a future in which ms
so muslims are doing with their challenge not a self-government, but how we organize self-government or whether democratic or the supposed can be reconciled with traditional muslim principles. i totally agree with brian that the vast majority of muslims in the world today in the 21st century have figured out that yes, you can reconcile traditional muslim principles of democratic runcible's. how they do this, successfully, unsuccessfully. ps, they figured it out. does that mean is gone away?...
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getting government out of this would be used as a false flag like what happened before we all remember the night before the last un security council meeting when they when russia and china vetoed the resolution the night before there was a lack of work. out this could be used again before this threat of chemical weapons is one excuse cited for the reason of deploying those patriot missiles by nato at the syrian border now the alliance says it's just to protect turkey from a potential attack also by damascus why would syria what would it be in syria's benefit to attack a nato member a neighbor like that. exactly nothing syria having enough trouble with overtaking in a program out of the idea that is is the one taking syria and syria is the country that needs protection from turkey because we all know now as. a lover of those leads turkey is hosting rubles are training supporting them and sending with vital syria so syria is the one that needs protection. is all this the talk from the u.s. at the moment also the deployment of these patriot missiles is it perhaps a signal that a no fly zo
getting government out of this would be used as a false flag like what happened before we all remember the night before the last un security council meeting when they when russia and china vetoed the resolution the night before there was a lack of work. out this could be used again before this threat of chemical weapons is one excuse cited for the reason of deploying those patriot missiles by nato at the syrian border now the alliance says it's just to protect turkey from a potential attack...
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the congolese m twenty three rebel group is to hold talks with the country's government. that's after militants from the group we drew from the strategic city of goma remain in areas nearby leader says the meeting to discuss political and constitutional issues should involve the opposition as well as civic organizations a un report said that rwanda is backing the rebels as a means of trying to secure control of resource rich parts of congolese territory. back with more news in about thirty five minutes from now a. report gives the u.k.'s financial destiny its own verdict that program is coming your way after this short break. wealthy british style. markets why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to cause a report on. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so. you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome
the congolese m twenty three rebel group is to hold talks with the country's government. that's after militants from the group we drew from the strategic city of goma remain in areas nearby leader says the meeting to discuss political and constitutional issues should involve the opposition as well as civic organizations a un report said that rwanda is backing the rebels as a means of trying to secure control of resource rich parts of congolese territory. back with more news in about thirty five...
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news outlets that the syrian government is preparing to use chemical weapons just as washington admits military intervention is under consideration. when a new online video emerges suggesting syrian rebels might be considering a chemical attack of their own. egyptian tanks streets the army clears protesters from the area near the presidential palace where fierce clashes between pro and anti morsy demonstrators have left at least seven dead. around the world on screen online international news and comment live from moscow so we start with our breaking news this hour the u.s. senate has approved legislation that lifts cold war era trade restrictions with russia but it has also imposed sanctions on a select group of high ranking russian officials washington accuses the officials of being involved in the death of said again magnitsky a russian lawyer who died in a russian jail in two thousand and nine moscow welcomed a move to normalize trade as a step forward but the so-called magnitsky act is absurd and a setback in the reset of relations he promised to return it will have a detailed rep
news outlets that the syrian government is preparing to use chemical weapons just as washington admits military intervention is under consideration. when a new online video emerges suggesting syrian rebels might be considering a chemical attack of their own. egyptian tanks streets the army clears protesters from the area near the presidential palace where fierce clashes between pro and anti morsy demonstrators have left at least seven dead. around the world on screen online international news...
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that is not the government and the government has tried to use some of these demonstrations to sort of make a point about japan, and they nearly lost control on a couple of occasions, so i -- i think that -- i don't think of china as an enemy, it is a competitor. it is a partner in many ways. but we also have to work with the chinese in terms of how do we -- how do we persuade them to become a responsible steak holder? .. and sort of abide by the rules? china's rise is not necessarily disadvantages you to the united states. >> rose: it is not a zero sum a game? >> no, i don't think, so and particularly their economic expansion. >> do you believe that the new team of leadership, those you might have met, see the world differently than huh huh engine too? >> i honestly don't know, i think that they, at least at the outset, will be pretty cautious. but i was very worried just in the last few days, this announcement that they were going to board boats that were doing illegal things within the 12-mile limit. and but they were drawing that 12-mile limit it sounded like around all of the isla
that is not the government and the government has tried to use some of these demonstrations to sort of make a point about japan, and they nearly lost control on a couple of occasions, so i -- i think that -- i don't think of china as an enemy, it is a competitor. it is a partner in many ways. but we also have to work with the chinese in terms of how do we -- how do we persuade them to become a responsible steak holder? .. and sort of abide by the rules? china's rise is not necessarily...
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they're not, as they say, wedded to the assad government. >> that's right. they've taken a different position over the last several months in they're not necessarily wedded to that government. however syria remains the largest arms customer for russian weapons exports. the russians use a military base, a naval base on the syrian coast so they were very important in that sense. but russia obviously wants to maintain influence in the middle east and through syria and if they can't do it through assad regime, perhaps another regime that would still be willing to deal with them could be acceptable. >> rose: what's the nature and size of the chemical weapons? >> well, we're talking about several hundred tons, really. different kind of nerve agents and other type of weapons, some of which the syrians have had for decades, some have been manufactured more recently so one of the big concerns here is what happens if the regime flees and some of these end up in the hands of some of the extremists. extremists they're even linked with al qaeda. there have been reports t
they're not, as they say, wedded to the assad government. >> that's right. they've taken a different position over the last several months in they're not necessarily wedded to that government. however syria remains the largest arms customer for russian weapons exports. the russians use a military base, a naval base on the syrian coast so they were very important in that sense. but russia obviously wants to maintain influence in the middle east and through syria and if they can't do it...
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new government happen. they pick them up and question them. >> what we have been showing up full screen r is abu akhmad the guy picked up in egypt. the egyptians leased this guy during spring last year in march 2011. the revolt thousands of protestors froesing the government. they are picking up this guy we want he may be connected to the attack on benghazi. who is this is it for real? >> it isn't for real. they are buying time for what they want to do. they were part of radicals last year. they are coming regarding spring. since then we have seen a complete increase shirea all of these individuals have taken not only akty measures against the united states but planning. let me contrast the situation. 12 years ago with the attacks notab notably. he was in yemen. they have the attack on u.s.s. cole in october of 2000 with 100 fbi agents working on the ground hard. syria is a country we helped liberate. we can't do the same now are you kidding me? 12 years later. i think it's all about no political will to do
new government happen. they pick them up and question them. >> what we have been showing up full screen r is abu akhmad the guy picked up in egypt. the egyptians leased this guy during spring last year in march 2011. the revolt thousands of protestors froesing the government. they are picking up this guy we want he may be connected to the attack on benghazi. who is this is it for real? >> it isn't for real. they are buying time for what they want to do. they were part of radicals...
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government no longer represents the people. the people are going to take the terms. of the trip. the way our economic system. offers an air show and an issue. doesn't matter you. the resident never profited from the performance you see him coming all the sinners there and you look up and there's one captain on you he's the alpha beta gamma he's . the find out between his legs out there know what's going on. right now. shells become income mortal danger and a piece of art. is exempt. from free....
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i would urge people to think about -- the second treatise of government. markey is looking better and better in the middle east. if there is one country -- monarchy is looking better and better in the middle east. if there is one country that has figured it out, it is morocco. >> my basic argument for the proposition on our side of the debate is an argument for reality. open your eyes and seeing where we are today, two years into these uprisings and changes. in region of the world just narrowly focused on the middle east, which has about 20 countries, the vaccine political change in four of them. -- you have seen political change in four of them. we're at the start of a process. our response from washington has been very philosophical and intellectual, but not very operational. this process is moving forward. when you look at the demographic, social, economic pressures that these societies face -- as some of these countries, political islamist forces will come to power. politics is becoming much more complicated in the middle east. what worries me the most
i would urge people to think about -- the second treatise of government. markey is looking better and better in the middle east. if there is one country -- monarchy is looking better and better in the middle east. if there is one country that has figured it out, it is morocco. >> my basic argument for the proposition on our side of the debate is an argument for reality. open your eyes and seeing where we are today, two years into these uprisings and changes. in region of the world just...
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and the department of justice is reviewing possible action >> the federal government may prosecute anyone who uses marijuana on federal land, marijuana on federal land, parks, courthouses, and could go after the large-scale growers who supply the marijuana. >> reporter: but attitudes towards pot may be changing, where just say no filling tv screens now shows pot as a suburban staple. in a new poll, americans favor it being legal, 51-44%. >> i think cigarettes and alcohol are a lot more dangerous. >> i personally don't do it or encourage my kids to do it. >> reporter: next month, colorado will make possession there legal, while at least five other states are expected to take up the matter soon. more debates just getting fired up as washington state tries to navigate the still hazy logistics of legalizing pot. kristen dahlgren, los angeles. >>> and now to d.c., on the fiscal cliff, 26 days to go before the deadline. president obama was back at it campaign-style. went to the home of one middle class family in virginia, saying if the middle class tax cuts expire when the deadline hits it will
and the department of justice is reviewing possible action >> the federal government may prosecute anyone who uses marijuana on federal land, marijuana on federal land, parks, courthouses, and could go after the large-scale growers who supply the marijuana. >> reporter: but attitudes towards pot may be changing, where just say no filling tv screens now shows pot as a suburban staple. in a new poll, americans favor it being legal, 51-44%. >> i think cigarettes and alcohol are a...
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. >> reporter: the syrian government has vowed not to use chemical weapons against its own people, but it regards the opposition as foreign terrorists. >> pelley: david, thank you. those so-called foreterrorists are actually the syrian people who rose up against the 41-year-old assad family dictatorship. it's estimated 40,000 people have been killed, mostly civilians. one reason assad has held on-- he's had the support of russia, but that may be changing. in ireland today, secretary of state hillary clinton, met with the russian foreign minister. it happened at a meeting of the organization for security and cooperation in europe, known as the ocof sce, and margaret brennan is covering for us tonight. margaret. >> reporter: well, scott, officials familiar with those talks say the russians now think that bashar al-assad may not survive the war, and they want to have influence in syria if his regime falls, or if he loses control of the chemical weapons inside of his country. u.s. officials are particularly concerned that those weapons could fall into the hands of an al qaeda affiliate act
. >> reporter: the syrian government has vowed not to use chemical weapons against its own people, but it regards the opposition as foreign terrorists. >> pelley: david, thank you. those so-called foreterrorists are actually the syrian people who rose up against the 41-year-old assad family dictatorship. it's estimated 40,000 people have been killed, mostly civilians. one reason assad has held on-- he's had the support of russia, but that may be changing. in ireland today, secretary...
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. >> reporter: the big question still what will the federal government do. pot still illegal federally burning here and soon in colorado. >> so miguel, you just mentioned that there could be this boom in tax revenue if they tax it at 25%. i don't understand how that will work because today you can't buy it, you can't sell it and you can't grow it legally. how can you tax it? >> reporter: that's the huge piece that needs to be worked out by the washington state bureau of liquor that's going to run all of this just like they regulate liquor sales, they're going to regulate marijuana sales. they're going to license and tax the growing, the processing and retail sales for all marijuana all at 25% plus fees for every individual that goes into those various businesses. they project that in the first five years nearly $2 billion from this program alone. >> and then this is not the only state because during this federal election there were two states that ended up on positive end of legalizing recreational marijuana. the other one being colorado. why do we not see a
. >> reporter: the big question still what will the federal government do. pot still illegal federally burning here and soon in colorado. >> so miguel, you just mentioned that there could be this boom in tax revenue if they tax it at 25%. i don't understand how that will work because today you can't buy it, you can't sell it and you can't grow it legally. how can you tax it? >> reporter: that's the huge piece that needs to be worked out by the washington state bureau of liquor...
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for that, the city will need help from the state and federal government. the election, following sandy, brought a renewed focus on bipartisanship and the need to invest in storm protection. but mayor fraim will be competing with other coastal areas to secure much needed federal dollars. >> there is a huge investment by the nation for its defense here and we are the only home for nuclear aircraft carriers on the entire atlantic coast. we are worth preserving for sure. it is something that is happening to us. we sense it. we know it. we have studied it. and now we are trying to prepare for it. >> reporter: with the cost of repairing the damage from sandy now totaling more than $50 billion for new york and new jersey alone, cities like norfolk are working hard to invest to protect themselves before the next big storm hits. >> woodruff: by the end of the week, the white house is expected to ask congress for an additional $50 billion to $60 billion to cover the cost of repairs from sandy's devastation. and online, you can watch our upcoming story about shellfis
for that, the city will need help from the state and federal government. the election, following sandy, brought a renewed focus on bipartisanship and the need to invest in storm protection. but mayor fraim will be competing with other coastal areas to secure much needed federal dollars. >> there is a huge investment by the nation for its defense here and we are the only home for nuclear aircraft carriers on the entire atlantic coast. we are worth preserving for sure. it is something that...
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i mean i agree that the current government in turkey has done a lot compared to previous governments in turkey for what rights of kurdish people but as your second speaker sais there's a long way to go prime minister. feels that he has given a lot to kurdish people any feels the kurds must be quite happy for what they have kids going through right now and they should stop asking for any further rights or they should stop complaining about their mistreatments on as we all know that are over eight thousand political kurdish activists including elected to m.p.'s elected mailers councillors journalist and so on who are in prison who have not been well not been sentenced by the turkish courts yet only recently they were given the basic right to make a statement or a defense in their mother tongue so there's a lot of problems still existing in turkey and kurds are not only students of turkey but there are also millions of kurds who are students of iran who are students of iraq and who are students of syria so it's a very complex matter if turkey of the current government of turkey is keen
i mean i agree that the current government in turkey has done a lot compared to previous governments in turkey for what rights of kurdish people but as your second speaker sais there's a long way to go prime minister. feels that he has given a lot to kurdish people any feels the kurds must be quite happy for what they have kids going through right now and they should stop asking for any further rights or they should stop complaining about their mistreatments on as we all know that are over...
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. >>> in syria, battles between government and rebel forces are closer to president assad. there are reports of fighting just outside the capital city of damascus increasing fears the syrian government may start using chemical weapons. meanwhile, u.n. secretary- general ban ki-moon has hinted he would not favor an asylum deal for assad even as a way to end syria's civil war. >>> silicon valley pioneer john mcafee is now in guatemala seeking asylum after spending weeks in hiding. mcafee, who founded the santa clara software security company, is wanted for the murder of a neighbor in belize. he says he is innocent. mcafee spoke to the "associated press" in a restaurant in guatemala city after sneaking out of nearby belize. >>> 4748 now. new york police say a suspect is in custody and has implicated himself in the death of a man who was pushed on a subway track. ki-suck han died after being hit by a train at times square. han is shown in a confrontation with a suspect in a surveillance video shortly before being shoved on the track. witnesses say han desperately tried to climb
. >>> in syria, battles between government and rebel forces are closer to president assad. there are reports of fighting just outside the capital city of damascus increasing fears the syrian government may start using chemical weapons. meanwhile, u.n. secretary- general ban ki-moon has hinted he would not favor an asylum deal for assad even as a way to end syria's civil war. >>> silicon valley pioneer john mcafee is now in guatemala seeking asylum after spending weeks in...
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critics of kuwait's government claim it turns a blind eye to alec. widespread corruption and the use of security forces to crush dissenting voices ask for the rule of law so we don't have a law we have a law that is being used whenever the government feels like using it through fear began years before the arab spring protests but have intensified over a series of political crises the opposition dominated parliament was dismissed earlier this year following a row with the ruling establishment the electoral law was then changed prompting many to boycott kuwait's most recent parliamentary vote the resulting divide is unlikely to be bridged anytime soon and it leaves the monarchy with an energized opposition eager to make itself heard. that literature like this was really more current than weeks it was now or what people are trying to i think the street that there are was the political system they want more reality the writing was actually what rights activists want to show us that lho isn't enough in this was true for you if you just say in the future h
critics of kuwait's government claim it turns a blind eye to alec. widespread corruption and the use of security forces to crush dissenting voices ask for the rule of law so we don't have a law we have a law that is being used whenever the government feels like using it through fear began years before the arab spring protests but have intensified over a series of political crises the opposition dominated parliament was dismissed earlier this year following a row with the ruling establishment...
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and outside of government falsified. the main argument is it is upon us and more is coming. more changes coming. some of that likud islamist forces will need to figure out how to best use their power to shape and influence. >> thank you very much. i'm to run. extra bonus points if you can wait that hamon cheese eating islamist line america. >> a couple of closing points. first, we can collectively -- maybe i'll just say myself, generally with project a certain bigotry of low expect nations on muslims in the arab cultural world, which is those of us who are various religious faiths here know the extent to which we practice our faith in how faithful we are to this or that religious prescription. do we know that we fall pretty darn sure, but we think muslims, they'll pray five times a day. it never touched a scotch. every commandment that is in islam and of course they all submit to the will of their local imam et cetera, if better comic better. it doesn't work that way. muslim is in general is not so far different than acc
and outside of government falsified. the main argument is it is upon us and more is coming. more changes coming. some of that likud islamist forces will need to figure out how to best use their power to shape and influence. >> thank you very much. i'm to run. extra bonus points if you can wait that hamon cheese eating islamist line america. >> a couple of closing points. first, we can collectively -- maybe i'll just say myself, generally with project a certain bigotry of low expect...
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but, you said it best, it was the way the israeli government set down a marker. the palestinians violate their agreements with us. and, with the united states. by going unilaterally to the u.n. to declare a state. all of our agreements say, there is no alternative to direct talks between us and the palestinians. we are still ready to have the ks, ready to have them today if they join us at the table. if not, we are going to have to take measures that will enable us to defend ourselves and our citizens in the future. >> chris: well, i want to button up the issue with e-1. you know, you put your spin on it and the u.s. talked about it driving a wedge into the west bank and making it more difficult to have a viable contiguous state. the question is, is israel necessarily going to build on e-1? or are you saying it depends? >> it is a preliminary stage. that was announced, last week. it could take years to fulfill that. let's see if the palestinians come back to the negotiating table. i want to reiterate, we are ready to negotiate today. here in washington, ramallah,
but, you said it best, it was the way the israeli government set down a marker. the palestinians violate their agreements with us. and, with the united states. by going unilaterally to the u.n. to declare a state. all of our agreements say, there is no alternative to direct talks between us and the palestinians. we are still ready to have the ks, ready to have them today if they join us at the table. if not, we are going to have to take measures that will enable us to defend ourselves and our...